Support for dropping the nap age 2-3 part 2..

[sianie]

However I'll take whatever I can get!

Me too, lol! Now I just need to get her younger brother to understand the term 'lie in' & we'll be away!!

[*Liz*]

Oddly J never gives me issues with going to bed - he just takes himself at the end of his routine. We have had issues in the past but a LONG time ago now. If he is a bit UT he just chatters and sings for a bit, but ATM he is just out like a light  .

Come on Jacob - where are your long nights my man 

[babybarr]

So I knew I shouldn't have bragged (although makes a change to brag about sleep!)   We had a NW last night!  Assuming too much sleep the night before - so it's not all early nights and lay ins

Liz I guess what I meant was could you try an earlier night with J - when you have someone to watch M for you.

[andysmom0614]

We got a short night last night. 8pm to 6am because of his 40 minute catnap in the car. I am not planning a nap for him at all today, but we will be commuting home at 3:15 soooooo you know what will happen.

It seems like his mood and sleep are better on no nap days, but giving him the quick 30 minute snooze every 3 days is combating the OT mess. So, I guess we just wing it.

It is amazing how much the catnap pushes bedtime. I understand now why a full 1.5 hour nap was messing things up completely. He just doesn't need it. Even after a few days of no nap, he doesn't fall asleep in his supper or anything. He begins getting tired 12 hours from wake up.

It is weird no being on a nap schedule. When you live by schedules for so long, it feels odd to get back to a more "normal" way of going about the day.

[*Liz*]

10.5hrs again  . M was really unsettled last night so she probably woke him. But - sigh - it is a long day on only 10.5 hrs sleep!

[mmom]

M has been so tired from being out in the sun all day, not napping, and just running around.  He fell asleep on our couch last night at 5.  DH and I changed him into his pj's, while he barely moved and put him into bed.  He slept from 5 until 6:30 this morning!   He has never in his entire life, slept that long.

[andysmom0614]

M has been so tired from being out in the sun all day, not napping, and just running around.  He fell asleep on our couch last night at 5.  DH and I changed him into his pj's, while he barely moved and put him into bed.  He slept from 5 until 6:30 this morning! Shocked  He has never in his entire life, slept that long.

My mom tells me that I did that when I was around this age. She tells me to go with the flow. Summer sun really knocks them out!

But - sigh - it is a long day on only 10.5 hrs sleep!

It is such a long day. Andy almost conked in the car on the ride this morning! I know he will be out on the ride home.

[Tweakster]

We had an OT waking this morning.  Crying at 6 a.m. for me.  He was also awake at 10:40 last night, talking it seemed, at first I thought it was in his sleep but nope, he was awake.  What the heck? 

[sianie]

Urgh Wendy! What sort of day had he had before?

[andysmom0614]

We had an OT waking this morning.  Crying at 6 a.m. for me.  He was also awake at 10:40 last night, talking it seemed, at first I thought it was in his sleep but nope, he was awake.  What the heck?

Wendy, we had the same night. OT for sure as he didn't nap in the car. Asleep by 6:30pm, but 2 hours of NW and woke 6am CRANKY! He got 1.5 hour nap today at my mom's and she reports he is much happier.

Just when you think you got it figured out...

[Tweakster]

I just think he's so prone to a short night/long nap.  And then when his body did long night a few months ago, he thought he could keep his long nap too.  But couldn't because it was interfering with his natural sleep cycles and he was getting too rested.  So here we go, into the loop yet again.

I really hope they let him nap long today - we have to take advantage of sleep begets sleep on days like this otherwise I worry that we could see the back end of 5:30 again soon enough!

Kristina, sorry to hear it, sounds dreadful.  Your mom has a good point but when we go with the flow around our house we end up in these never ending loops of OT and UT.  I keep saying I'm going to stop worrying about his sleep...but when I do try, we end up with a NW or whatever. 

Sian, granted it was really hot here and he had gymnastics really late in the day 6:30-7:30.  It was a bad call on our part but we have to do some make up classes at 10/bucks a pop and he missed so many since January so we are trying to make them up before June 3 (which is when they have to be made up by!).  Thursday is the last class during the week.  I think he's just super tired and I haven't been able to work out when to put him to bed :-(

[*Liz*]

10hrs last night - and it was NOT Megan this morning - argh - I hope this breaks soon. He still wouldn't nap today. He is only willing to once it is about 4pm.

Irritatingly the 2-1 has gone really well for Meg and she would obviously sleep until 6-6.30am, but he just KEEPS waking at 5.30am  .

[babybarr]

Liz hun would it be worth letting him have 30mins even at say 3pm?  Just to help him through?  Otherwise the only thing I can suggest is *trying* the earlier bedtime if you can
Edited to add - does he have all his teeth now?

[greenteamomma]

Well, I was dreading posting here someday and here I am! 

We are having issues with bed time.  He just won't go down till 9:00 sometimes.  He naps at aroudn 12:45 and we wake him at 2:00.  NO problem with going down for nap that is why we haven't stopped it.  PLUS he is really hard to wake from nap and is moody for an hour after....not his style. He's so tired and falls asleep so late we end up waking him in the morning around 7:15.  We need to start the day!  I'm not sure if the late bedtime is related to behavior or teeth or the baby (she's 7 months).

He naps at daycare on the days he goes, Monday and Friday and is still in the toddler group for 2 months so can't change that!  In two months, he can have quiet time if he doesn't want to sleep.  Not sure yet how strict they are with napping and the exact routine. 

 

[Tweakster]

Yup this is what was happening to us.  We had to cut the nap but it worked out because he was taking longer to go down at daycare and they needed him to be up anyway - so nothing longer than 2 hrs, most days 1.5 and some days even 1 hr 20.  If teeth are still coming through I would hesitate you to cut the nap though, but perhaps the other ladies have some tips :-)

What is your wind down/bedtime routine like?  We had to tweak that first.